Guard for reels



A. J. PLOTZ GARD FOR HEELS v March 15,1921. 7 A 1,620,918

Filed July', 192.5

m T L1 NUHHHI .TNvEN-ron l y' This inventionrelates to improvements'in Patented Mar. 15, 1927.

'ivronu. rLofrz, or en -ICAein,runnersa 1 Y l GUARD scanners.

j 'Application mea/July c,

guards for reels such as' used f for `flexible electrical conductors,v cables, and the like,"

and has among its fobj ects ythe i provision of a' new and useful guard for lreels which willi act to prevent the en'tangling oflthe conduc tors or cables between the' :flanges'of ythe reel and itssu-pport. I "f l At the present time oney or morereelsfare mounted on a support slimilarto onenas shown in the attached drawing and consid;V erable time islost in manufacturing plants enu'ployiiig such reels `during `winding of the cables or conductors back on the reels after thai-ruse'.` A great'f'nuniber of thesere'els@ are employed or' used at rone time in making up switch-boards and theli'kaand after'the use the desir/ed length yof each1paisici'rlzifr" cable or' conductor'from the reel, 'the unused;

y withdrawn. end `ntust in leach case vberewound 'on the reel. This rewind-ingl is donev tween the reel flange and the reel support? ing frame.l To overcome this inherent disadvantage in loss of time in rewinding cables onto their drum is an object of my l invention.

Another object of my inventionv resides in the provision of a guard of simple construction which renders the manufacture thereof at a comparatively low cost.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in the novel combination, construction and arrangement of the parts and members shown in the accompanying drawing, described in the following speciication, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the illustrations, Figure l, shows a side elevation of af device for retaining cable reels embodying my invention and showing the lower reel with its support and guard in cross section. Figure 2, shows a front elevation of same with the upper reel in section.

Referring to theillustrations l0 indicates a hanger or frame of bar material having a twisted upper portion forming an eye 10A for support on the hook 11 and having its lower ends l0B benttoward each other at 1925.- serialv Np. 4155,87.

right angles for insertion-within the fbula? center 12A ofthe r'ee1'12. f

i The reels 12, shown inthe illustrations I l comprise a ti'ibu'la'r center 12A having integrali flanged-'disk-like ends 12B, the l]g e1`riphery of@y which ends is provided with a'groov'e" 12C. 1

The'. lower reel `12,-.asrabove'statedis loosely supported?y directly on'thebenty ends' f 10B while theupper is loosely mounted on a pair otextensions' `10C which arefwelded to the han-'ger 10. f

. The cable guards the" cipal part of my invention comprise' 'aq i metallic bar 13 lof round. cross section'which' is bent toform a pair of coiicentr-icallyar-f ranged segment'ail'v portions V,13A -having`-a1`i integra-l portion 13B interconnectings'ame atthe'inlow'er ends.V `A11plurality of cross lbars,

13G, 13D, and 'rsefofflike @massacri-on vare suite ably 'spaced'and welded to' the'top's of the two segniei'its 13A. The' cross' barsglz?, 13B and 13Ebeing@parallel'l witlrtlie portions 13B. 7

that same are arranged to fit within said grooves 12C.

For the purpose of retaining the segments i 13A against displacement, I provide, a flat cross member 14 whichkis welded to the top Y of the twofsegments 13A and whichv member 14 is provided with a pair of end openings 14A through which the hanger l0 extends.

The cable or rope l5y which is wound on the reel l2 is arranged to have the free'end 15A extend through the opening in the guard 13 located between the cross bar 13E and the integral cross portion 13B. Y By reference to the illustrations,` and particularly to Figure 2, it will be observed that as the flange 12B of the reel 12 is mani ually rotated to rewind the cable or rope 15 onto the reel, it will not be possible for the i i free end 15A to at anytime be brought or caught in engagement between the flange 12B and the reel supporting frame or hanger t 10, as the segmental portions 13A and cross vbar`13Eprotect the flanges 12B and prevent the passage 'of the cable end lA'into wedge. contact with the iiange reel and its support.

I claim :v

1. The combinationwith a hangerv support having inwardly'bent terminals, of va reel ends andA rotatably supported on said terminals, and a guard for said reel, said guard comprising a pair of arcuate end members, said arcuate end members lying in the plane of said reel flanged ends and being supported- Vinwardly bent terminals, a reel rotatably mounted on said terminals, saidreel havingv anged ends and grooves'in the periphery of said flanges, a guard for said reel comprising arcuate end members adapted to lie in said grooves, cross members connecting said arcuate end members, and means for retain# ing saidfguard in saidsupport.

3. The combination of a hanger having a plurality of reel supports, a plurality of reels each comprising a central portion with flanged ends rotatably mounted on said supports, a guard for each of said reels comprising arcuate end members, said arcuate endmeinbers lying in the plane of said reel flanged ends and being supported thereon, `a

plurality of cross members connectingvsaid arcuate end members, and-` means for retaining said guards in said hanger.

4. The combination of a hanger having a plurality of reel supports, a plurality of reels rotatablyl mounted on said supports, saidv reels having flanged ends and` grooves in the periphery of said flanges, a guard for each of said reels comprising arcuate end members adapted to lie in said grooves and a plurality of cross members connecting said arcuate end members, and retaining means for retaining said guards in said hanger.

5. rIhe combination of a hanger having ar prising arcuate end members'adapted to lie in said grooves and a plurality of cross mem-y bers connecting said arcuateA end members,

and retaining means' for retaining said guards in said hanger. i

6. A ydevice as embodied in claim 9, and

including said retaining means With openn-l ings therein through Which said hanger eX- tends whereby said lretaining vmeans are adapted for vertical movement in said;

hanger to permit the removal of the reels.

7. A device as embodied in claim l0, and including said retaining means With jopenings therein through'which saidha'nger eX- tends whereby said retaining `means yare adapted for vertical movement in saidv hanger to permit the removalof the reels.'`

In Witness whereof I ailix. my signature.

ANTON 'JQ rLorz. e

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